Starring:
Dragon LEE (The Real Bruce Lee, The Dragon On Fire)
YUEN Qiu (Kung Fu Hustle,The Man With The Golden Gun)
Bruce LAI (Return to the 36th Chamber, Enter Three Dragons)
Genre: Martial Arts
Certificate: 15
Country: South Korea
Year: 1981
Languages: English dubbed
Running time: 83 minutes
RRP: £14.99
Directed by Godfrey HO (Ninja Terminator, Fury in the Shaolin Temple), THE DRAGON'S SNAKE FIST is coming to DVD in UK on 15 June 2015.
The Dragon's Snake Fist is the first release by Terracotta Distribution, who recently launched a ‘Classic Kung Fu Collection‘, resurrecting lost or overlooked martial arts movies and giving them a new DVD release with extras.
The movie stars Dragon Lee (Inter The Invincible Hero), who is one of my favorite Bruce Lee Clones, showcasing his speed and power in full effect with Godfrey Ho in the directors chair. A veteran star of martial arts B-pictures and Korean Taekwondo expert, Dragon LEE (or Geo Ryong in Korean) became popular due to his resemblance to the martial arts icon. However, in the 70's and 80's he became a star in his own right, appearing in over 30 feature films.
Synopsis:
Two highly acclaimed martial arts schools see their centuries-old rivalry explode when their kung fu masters meet for a secret duel. The loser is forced into exile but many years later bitter rivalries reignite: the Crane Fist School and the Snake Fist School meet again, each vowing to destroy the other – this time for good.
Yuen Qiu apprenticed Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills with Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung under the same master, YU Jim-yuen, whilst at the Beijing Opera School. Early in her career, late 60s 'til the early 70s, she worked as a female stunt artist, had a small role in the James Bond film, “The Man with the Golden Gun” and, later, starred in 2004 international smash hit, Kung Fu Hustle.
I love what Terracotta Distribution are doing by releasing movies which are as entertaining than some of the bigger movies out there, but have never really had a big release to gain a big audience. The Classic Kung Fu Collection is sure to deliver the action, amazing fight choreography by some of the best in Kung Fu Cinema.
About Terracotta:
Part of the Terracotta Entertainment Group that promotes Far East films in the UK via the annual Far East Film Festival, a monthly film club, exclusive screenings, Home Entertainment and digital channels.
Releases by Terracotta Distribution include the multi-award winning BREATHLESS directed by Yang Ik-june, Johnnie To's SPARROW and just released Kim Ki-duk's controversial drama, MOEBIUS. Imprint label Terror Cotta is devoted to Asian horror and thrillers.
Terracotta Far East Film Festival (TFEFF) is the biggest event for Asian cinema in London. With an outstanding line-up of Asian movies from emerging and established artists, across a range of genres. Asian actors and directors, Q&As, horror allnighter, workshops and parties. www.terracottafestival.com
Terracotta Distribution launched their Classic Kung Fu Collection intending to revisit forgotten martial arts movies. many of them produced in 1970's, The first three releases were:
HERO OF SHAOLIN, old school English dubbed, directed by CHEUNG Kei/ DAI Che and stars former Taiwan Tae Kwon Do champion Alexander Lo rei (Shaolin vs Ninja).
THE SHANGHAI 13 is the ultimate all-star Hong Kong extravaganza featuring Shaw Brothers veterans David Chiang and Ti Lung, and superstar Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs); directed by Chang Cheh (One Armed Swordsman).
THE KING OF FISTS AND DOLLARS, directed by Ming-hua CHEN and featuring a legendary cast of Shaw Brothers regulars including David Chiang, Danny Lee (John Woo's The Killer) and Pearl Cheung Ling (The Invisible Swordswoman).
